Teaching fractions is critical. Mastery of fractions is one of the strongest predictors of success in high-school mathematics and helps in areas such as algebra.
Yet, students often struggle to master the concept of fractions. They hold misconceptions about fractions and therefore find it ... [Read more]

In this article, you will find Hattie's 2017 updated list of factors influencing student achievement.
In 2017, Visible Learning Plus published an updated list of factors that impact on student learning, along with how much impact that each factor had.
These factors include things ... [Read more]

Do you have more things to do than time allows? Take up the #MyTimeMatters challenge.
Excessive teacher workloads are a real issue. Yet, I don’t believe that the system will ever change. There will always be ‘the next’ new initiative and bureaucracies love their paperwork.
Even if a miracle ... [Read more]

Teachers are always thinking about things they can do to have more of an impact on their students. One popular idea involves matching your style of teaching to different students’ learning styles.
Answer this question in your head.
Do students learn better when they receive information in ... [Read more]

What is evidence based teaching? What does evidence based teaching involve? Why should you embrace it?
I answer such questions below.
You must be willing to challenge and sometimes change your beliefs about teaching. Your beliefs are powerful because they underpin the way that you go ... [Read more]

Do you want to help your students to develop a deep understanding of the material you are teaching? It is a noble intention. Yet, many teachers fail to do so. This is not from a lack of trying. Rather, it is because they miss the essential first step.
Foundational Knowledge - The ... [Read more]

Teacher clarity is critical. Eminent educators, Dylan Wiliam and John Hattie agree that you must be very clear about what you want your students to learn. You need to know exactly what you want them to understand and what you want them to be able to do. More importantly, you need to ensure that your ... [Read more]

Students are emotionally driven beings. Thanks to ongoing psychological research, we now know a lot about how our emotions work. Emotionally intelligent teaching involves you using this insight in intelligent ways to improve the impact that you have on your students.
Emotionally Intelligent ... [Read more]

One of the most potent things a teacher can do to improve student learning is to monitor the progress of each of their students, and to adjust their teaching accordingly - or, in John Hattie’s words, to know thy impact.
When you know how far each of your students has progressed, you also know the ... [Read more]

When your students view you as a credible teacher, they are more likely to do well in school. According to John Hattie’s latest results (2016), teacher credibility has a massive impact (d = 0.9) on the subsequent learning that happens in the classroom. To put this in perspective, teacher credibility ... [Read more]